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Kerala High Court Expresses Discontent With The Delay To Reconstruct Bridge Destroyed In Floods: Summons Authorities To Appear In Person
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday expressed its discontent with the delay in construction of the Nooradi Bridge which was damaged in the 2018 catastrophic flood that struck the State.A Division Bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly summoned the concerned authorities to appear before the Court in person for the next hearing. Accordingly, the matter has been posted to...
Implementation Of Compensation Schemes To Families For Deaths Due To Oxygen Shortage: Delhi High Court Asks Centre, Delhi Govt To File Reply
The Delhi High Court on Thursday asked the Centre and the Delhi Government to file reply in the plea moved two minors, who lost their sole bread-earning parent to Covid-19 allegedly due to deficient supply of oxygen at Jaipur Golden Hospital seeking directions to expeditiously implement proposed schemes of compensation for the families of victims who lost their lives due to oxygen shortage...
UAPA - Watali Judgment Won't Apply When Bail Is Sought On Humanitarian Grounds : Bombay High Court
Granting temporary bail to Bhima Koregaon – Elgar Parishad accused Advocate Surendra Gadling, the Bombay High Court observed that the rigors of regular bail under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act would not apply for the grant of temporary bail on humanitarian grounds. Therefore, the judgement in the case of National Investigation Agency Vs. Zahoor Ahmad Shah Watali could not...
'No Student Can Be Expelled For Non-Payment': Madras High Court Permits Pvt Schools To Collect 85% Fees In Instalments
The Madras High Court on Friday permitted private unaided educational institutions to collect 85% of the annual school fee payable for the current academic year, i.e. 2021-22 in six instalments from parents who have not suffered any form of financial loss during the pandemic period. However, the Court made it clear that no student shall be restrained from attending online classes or taking...
Karnataka High Court Takes Suo Motu Case On Gruesome Massacre Of Monkeys
The Karnataka High Court on Friday took suo-motu cognizance of media reports regarding the incident of unidentified persons allegedly poisoning a group of Bonnet Macaques (monkeys), and killing over 38 of them. The carcasses were found at a road junction at Chowdenahalli in Arehali Hobli of Belur taluk in Karnataka's Hassan district on Wednesday. A division bench of...
"Govt. Failed To Take More Active Approach": Delhi HC Allows CHRI To Utilize 25% Of Its Foreign Contribution To Pay Salaries To Staff
The Delhi High Court on Thursday allowed Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) to utilize 25% of the amounts lying in its custody as Foreign Contribution to meet its expenses towards payment of salaries of its employees and other personnel engaged by them in any project.The Bench of Justice Rekha Palli allowed the request of CHRI considering that grant of such permission would not, in...
'No Executive Accountability': Calcutta High Court Issues Notice On Plea Challenging Appointment of TMC MLA Mukul Roy As PAC Chairman
The Calcutta High Court on Friday issued notice on a plea challenging TMC MLA Mukul Roy's appointment as the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly. On July 9, Mukul Roy had been appointed as the Chairman of PAC by the Speaker of the West Bengal Legislative Assembly for the year 2021-2022. The plea has been filed by BJP MLA Ambika Roy. The...
Delhi High Court Denies Bail To Alleged International Hawala Dealers Bimal Jain And Naresh Jain
The Delhi High Court today refused bail to two alleged International Hawala Dealer Naresh Jain and Bimal Kumar Jain who are accused of routing funds to the tune of 96,000 crores. The Bench of Justice Yogesh Khanna denied them bail taking into account the serious allegations levelled against them and the investigation carried out against them by the Directorate Of...
Consider Increasing Cadre Strength Of Nursing/Non-Gazetted Staff In Medical & Health Department: Rajasthan High Court To Govt
In view of the increasing burden on the medical infrastructure, the Rajasthan High Court recently asked the state government to seriously ponder upon increasing the existing cadre strength of Nursing/Non-Gazetted Staff.The Bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Garg and Justice Sandeep Mehta also directed the State Counsel to apprise the Court regarding the proposed steps to appoint Bio-Medical...
Delhi High Court Extends Life Of Interim Orders Till August 13
The Delhi High Court has extended the life of interim orders till August 13 while dealing with the suo moto petition registered in order to deal with the matter concerning extension of interim orders in all matters pending before it and subordinate Courts in view of the limited functioning due to the second Covid wave. (In Re: Extension of Interim Orders)A full bench comprising of Justice...
Plea Alleges Muslim Marriages Forced To Register Under Special Marriage Act: Delhi High Court Seeks GNCTD's Response
The Delhi High Court on Friday asked the Delhi Government to file its response on a plea alleging that persons marrying under the Islamic Law are being forced to register their marriage under the Special Marriage Act, 1954.Advocate Utkarsh Singh, appearing for the Petitioner NGO- Dhanak for Humanity, submitted that marriages which are being solemnized under the Islamic law are not...